A man wearing a dark cap and jacket looks directly at the camera against a black background. The lighting highlights his face, showing a beard and neutral expression, capturing the thoughtful presence of MakeMake editor CARLOS CROOKS. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

MakeMake Welcomes Carlos Crooks to Editorial Roster

From the release: MakeMake announces that it has added editor Carlos Crooks whose aligns with the studio’s belief that stories, whether for a brand or a screen, should reconnect audiences to each other and be executed with meticulous care. [Watch]

Older man with light hair, large dark glasses, and a slight smile stands in front of a textured wall. The image is in black and white and shows him from the shoulders up, capturing the thoughtful presence of Alex McDowell, an innovator known for his contributions to New Narrative Design. Frame from Stash Magazine article.

MakeMake Appoints Alex McDowell, RDI, as Director of New Narrative Design Department

From the release: MakeMake is proud to announce Alex McDowell, RDI, as Director of the studio’s newly formed Narrative Design Department. Alex joins Kate Berry who now serves as Managing Director of Narrative Design. [Watch]

Collage of 12 colorful, surreal, and abstract artworks—featured in the Stash issue 178 preview trailer—including a soccer player, a beetle, digital figures, a smiling cartoon face, hands, a yacht, a person on a roof, and other imaginative scenes. Frame from Stash Magazine article.
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Kate Berry Takes Over as Managing Director of MakeMake’s Narrative Design Dept.

From the release: MakeMake is proud to announce that Kate Berry is now the Managing Director of the newly structured Narrative Design Dept. [Watch]

Duncan Elms & Makemake Open “The Dinosaurs” on Netflix

Makemake CD Duncan Elms, whose work we track here, leads the studio’s 3D team into a mist-shrouded world of hidden giants with these titles for Steven Spielberg’s nature doc series The Dinosaurs on Netflix. [Watch]

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